What City Has the Best Uniforms?
Watching the Tigers-Halos game reminded me how totally awesome the Tigers' home uniforms are. For some reason this also brought to mind Detroit's other awesome sports threads, the Red Wings' home uniforms. This, in turn, got me thinking about the following question: what American city has the best uniforms? Here are the groundrules for this exploration of the truly irrelevant:
- The city needs to have teams in at least three of the four traditional major pro sports.
- Other sports don't count (who cares what Chivas USA's uniforms look like? and since the WNBA's uniforms are basically designed to be faint echoes of NBA uniforms, they're also hardly interesting).
- All the city's major professional sports teams need to be considered.
- Home and away uniforms need to be considered, including unusual variations.
- Try as much as possible to put aside your feelings about the teams wearing the uniforms (e.g., I gotta admit the Yankees and Cowboys, much as I hate them both, have good uniforms).
- You can choose your own criteria, including intertextual ones (i.e. Pittsburgh's cross-sport color coordination), but you should specify those criteria in your comments.
What town's uniforms do you like...and why?
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I always loved the old Seattle Seahawk helmets
by Vegas A's Fan on Sep 3, 2006 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You could Argue
Dallas - Cowboys being America's team, the Stars jerseys with their faint Oakland A's colors, the Mavs with a strong blue, Rangers having that All-American flair
Philadelphia - They have some of the better retro looking uniforms that really reflect the Founding spirit of the city. Flyers, Sixers, Eagles and Phillies having the soaring attitude of patriotism. Now if only their teams would show that on the playing field...
Los Angeles - If you want to find that charter city for Professional Sports on west coast, look no further than our neighbors to the south. LA is a city known for its winners, but it is well known for doing it in style. Purple means royalty, and it can be found on the seats in Staples Center, the Lakers jerseys and NHL's Kings (Although I think they gacked the Purple and Silver duo from Sacramento's Kings). Clippers weren't perennial winners, but they have a sleek Red White and Blue combination going for them. Nobody can steal that trademark Dodger blue and the script "Dodgers" or "Los Angeles" is very Oakland-esque. Angels and Mighty Ducks look very childish, but what can you expect being within walking distance of the magic of the Mouse's house?
Young Flair:
Certain towns may be old, but for the face of their sports franchises, they are quite fresh. Such cities like Denver, Phoenix and Miami feature teams that have had moderate success, but I think they look much better in uniforms than on the field.
Miami has tropical colors from the Marlins and Dolphins, while the Panthers and Heat bring rage in their unis.
Denver still can't wipe away the spirit of the Nordiques with a cartoony foot, a Bronco can be blue and orange, a Nugget rather baby Blue, and they Tap the Rockies with the purple mountain majesty on their logo.
Phoenix just screams desert in all of their sports. Coyotes, Snakes, Cardinals and the Sun itself burn brightly on the playing field.
Not sure which one has the best jerseys overall, but there are a lot of cities to choose from...
by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2006 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I buy Dallas and Philly...
Miami: Dolphins, Marlins, and Panthers are all good unis. Never liked the Heat (that lick of flame off the "t" looks ridiculous, and I'm not a big fan of font in which "MIAMI" is written, either).
Phoenix: I've always thought the Diamondbacks uniforms aren't as good as their name (the "D" on the cap is pretty ridiculous looking). Cards have classic uniforms. I really like the current Suns uniforms (the ones with "PHX" on them are particularly cool). The Coyotes old logo (with the really Southwestern looking, hockey playing coyote) was much cooler than their new, more generic howling logo. Your point about the desert theme almost works, but it doesn't fit the Cards, who Arizona borrowed from Chicago, by way of St. Louis.
As for Denver: I don't really love any of their uniforms. Broncos are particularly hideous. The Rockies are just ok. The Avalanche (cursed by a singular team name) are a little better (I kinda like the foot). I guess my favorite of the Denver uniforms are the Nuggets' baby blues.
(I've obviously spent too much time pondering this question...)
by GreenNGoldSooner on Sep 3, 2006 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diamondbacks
by twinkle toes on Sep 6, 2006 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fosse's comment, one game
by ArakSOT on Sep 6, 2006 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dallas Stars jerseys...
However, the main logo part of the jersey is pretty cheesy.
by blueconversechucks on Sep 3, 2006 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go 'Hawks
by Durden on Sep 3, 2006 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually think the Sharks have the nicest
by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 5, 2006 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma City..
by str8tarrow on Sep 3, 2006 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
River cats???
by str8tarrow on Sep 3, 2006 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're crediting OKC with way too many teams
The Storm are in Enid (speaking of which...can you imagine what Kareem did after games when he was coaching them back in 2002? not a lot of good jazz joints in Enid, OK!).
The Yard Dawgs are an Arena II team with a ridiculous name (almost makes one long for the dearly departed Arena I Wranglers).
And really not a great uniform among them, though I kinda like our football uniforms down here in Norman...especially back when the had names on them. Please bring the names back, Bob, Joe, David, Barry, or whoever makes that decision these days!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Sep 3, 2006 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that Courtney Parris?
by Jjjsixsix on Sep 3, 2006 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.. and only has one r in her last name.
by Jjjsixsix on Sep 3, 2006 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live up the street from the man who
by darjeeling on Sep 3, 2006 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enid, OK
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but...
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Tigers have always
Best uniforms of all time, though? Easy.
1973 Oakland Athletics.
by emperor nobody on Sep 3, 2006 8:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring back the pill-box caps!
by slobberknocker on Sep 3, 2006 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Happy Valley, PA
by Duke of left field on Sep 3, 2006 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
perverse?
No names... not even the name of the school. I grew up there (my dad taught mycology at Penn State and was an usher on the 50 yard line) so I'm prejudiced, but I've always thought the lack of any extra doo-dads made those uniforms (and the team in them) the coolest.
by Brian in 317 on Sep 5, 2006 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OAKLAND
by kvn on Sep 3, 2006 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not Just Any City

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2006 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great jersey
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 4:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Out of left field...
Admittedly, I'm not huge on the Twins' uniforms, but the Minnesota Vikings have the greatest helmets (and colors) in all football, while the Timberwolves have great shirts, and the Minnesota Wild have my favorite look and logo in hockey circles. They just look like hermit timbermen in that dark green gear - it's a great theme.
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2006 1:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Man...
by JLaff on Sep 4, 2006 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vikings
by twinkle toes on Sep 6, 2006 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 'Burgh
Toss in Penn State's unis over in Happy Valley, too...
by the stare on Sep 4, 2006 6:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right there with you
Back in the day, though, those "the City" San Francisco Warriors jerseys were definitely the coolest things on the planet.
by Brian in 317 on Sep 5, 2006 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
detroit
The lions have uniform schemes simple enough to look classic.
The red wings, well, That wheel ties in with the city.
I am drawing a blank on the pistons though....
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 4, 2006 8:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pistons unis = simple and classic
by GreenNGoldSooner on Sep 4, 2006 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Detroit and Pittsburgh a lot
Were it not for the hideous Marlins ensembles I'd nominate Miami as a contender. The Dolphins and 'Canes especially sport looks which plainly say "this is us," especially at home. The Heat have a decent set of unis too, in a modern NBA sense. But the Marlins, ye gads...
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Sep 4, 2006 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What's so bad about the Marlins?
And I positively like the Marlins logo, with its ichthyologically correct fish wrapped around an "F."
Now the Devil Rays....there are some hideous uniforms!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Sep 4, 2006 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boston might win the award for
The Patriots, though...they've changed, and the unis are pretty ugly, IMHO.
by Nick on Sep 4, 2006 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Patriots ruin that title
I think Detroit wins the Most Conservative category, though nothing's quite as conservative as these Lions throwbacks...

by GreenNGoldSooner on Sep 4, 2006 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but...
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't really think of a city where I like all...
Baseball:
A's, Dodgers, Royals, and Orioles: The classic baseball jersey. Nothing looks better than your team name in script on white, and your city's name in script on grey (though the O's have "Orioles" on their road shirts, it still looks good).
Seattle Pilots: Best hats ever. Old-school Mariners' hats are pretty good, too.
Football:
LA/St. Louis Rams: First team in the NFL with a logo on their helmets. I'm not a fan of the new navy and dark gold, but it's still pretty killer.
SD Chargers throwbacks: My favorite football unis. There's nothing like that powder blue.
Basketball:
All the current ones are terrible. The Pistons are the only ones that are acceptable. The Rockets are by far the worst.
Hockey:
Winnipeg Jets. Second place: SJ Sharks, for the teal.
Soccer:
AS Saint-Etienne: Because their goalie (Jeremie Janot) wears some crazy shit during games: a Spider Man jersey complete with mask, red and white polka dots (the teams' colors are green and white), and bright pink camo.
by senork on Sep 4, 2006 10:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the best uniforms in baseball...
all of pittsburgh's uniforms are excellent.
the dodgers and lakers are lovely too. i even like the clippers'. oakland's got the A's and raiders... unfortunately the warriors have crappy uniforms.
denver has terrible uniforms.
minneapolis has pretty bad uniforms across the board.
detroits' are aight. the red wings are the best in the city though.
by vishal on Sep 4, 2006 11:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the one Canadian city that qualifies...
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
based on that...
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
worst
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
some of my favorite single jerseys
Bills' pre-2000
A's--classic
Oregon football (love them or hate them)
Da U's football and basketball
Duke basketball, UNC basketball
St. John's basketball, when Artest was there, before they took the names off them...them, Cal, and Cincy were the college basketball teams wearing His Airness, and they were all sweet, but St. John's were the best
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
clarification
by Cutthemullet on Sep 5, 2006 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uniwatch
He is, like me, a traditionalist. So if you like the Oregon Ducks football unis, you won't agree with his taste. Regardless, though, it makes for some great reading.
by booya on Sep 5, 2006 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks!
by californiagirl on Sep 5, 2006 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUN FACTOID!!
by OaktownIn06 on Sep 5, 2006 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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